Alex Halperin

Here come the tornado truthers. Already

salon.com — Popular conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says the government wields a " weather weapon " that can "create and steer" tornadoes. But let's not jump to conclusions, he told his audience, the feds may not have whipped up the tornadoes that devastated Oklahoma this week.

New campaign compares gun control to anti-LGBT discrimination

salon.com — A new campaign cropping up around Washington state is intended to strike a cord with gay and lesbian gun owners by comparing gun control to anti-LGBT discrimination. The illustrated posters feature slogans like "We won our right to marry, now it's time to defend our right!

Zach Galifianakis to take formerly homeless woman to “Hangover 3″ premiere

salon.com — Zach Galifianakis has been taking long-time friend 87-year-old Elizabeth "Mimi" Haist, a laundrywoman in Los Angeles, to Hollywood movie premieres for years. Upon hearing that Haist will accompany the star to the "Hangover III" premiere, the New York Daily News interviewed Haist about her unlikely friendship with the 43-year-old actor and comedian: Haist first met Galifianakis in 1994, when the then-unknown comic was a newcomer to Los Angeles trying to get his big break.

Will you marry me - once you’re done peeing?

salon.com — Andi was sitting on the toilet peeing when her boyfriend bent down in front of her. "It looks like you're proposing," she joked. "Would you like me to?" he asked. She laughed. "Yeah." "Do you want a ring?" "Yeah." He went into the other room and came back with a diamond.

My “truly remarkable” cancer breakthrough

salon.com — I've spent my whole career trying to make some kind of a name for myself. But it turns out that if I am remembered for anything, it will likely be as a number. My patient number is how I'm identified in the immunotherapy clinical trial I've been in since the fall of 2011.

The 21 Fiercest things Richard Nixon ever did

salon.com — Powerful, moving images of Richard Nixon that will restore every true late-'60s/early-'70s kid's faith in humanity VIDEO